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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
389
2530
3645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
386
2522
3632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
372
2485
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
1954
2800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
515
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
448
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
38
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Verde
15 Families width 34 Species and 2 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers13SpeciesTaxom
Brachypsectridae LeConte & Horn, 1883Texas beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae (Laporte, 1836)Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusidae LeConte, 1861Glowworm beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Verde
38 Genera with 34 Species
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Agrilus Curtis, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Bilyaxia Holynski, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Brachypsectra LeConte, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Cessator Kazantsev, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Cosmesus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Curtos Motschulsky, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Cylloepus Erichson, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Disersus Sharp, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ectinogonia Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Electropteron Kazantsev, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Epistomentis Solier, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Limnichites Casey, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Limnichus Latreille, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lissantauga Poinar, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrelmis Motschulsky, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neoelmis Musgrave, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Pheneps Darlington, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Physorhinus Germar, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Postelichus Nelson, 1989
0SpeciesTaxom
Psephenus Haldeman, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodisersus Brown, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stethelmis Hinton, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusis Horn, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 20161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
34 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus thoracicus Laporte & Gory, 1837
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) nitidula Linnaeus, 1758
Bilyaxia concinna Mannerheim, 1837
Bilyaxia cordillerae Obenberger, 1928
Bilyaxia obscurata Reed, 1873
Brachypsectra moronei Branham, 2006
Cessator brodzinskyi Ferreira & Ivie, 2017
Chrysobothris amberestris C. L. Bellamy, 1999
Chrysobothris bothrideres Fairmaire, 1864
Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Cylloepus abnormis G. Horn, 1870
Disersus cacicus Coquerel, 1851
Ectinogonia buquetii Spinola, 1837
Electropteron avus S. V. Kazantsev, 2012
Epistomentis pictus Gory, 1841
Eulimnichus acutus Wooldridge, 1979
Heterocerus elongatus Grouvelle, 1896
Limnichites browni Wooldridge, 1977
Limnichus fragilicornis Wollaston, 1868
Lissantauga epicrana G. Poinar, 2013
Microcylloepus pusillus perdita
Physorhinus blairi Van Dyke, 1953
Physorhinus dichroa Van Dyke, 1953
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polycesta costata Solier, 1849
Psephenus haldemani G. Horn, 1870
Pseudodisersus goudotii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Eastern cougar
Pyropyga minuta LeConte, 1851
Telegeusis glessum Zaragoza-Cab..., 2011
Telegeusis orientalis Zaragoza-Cab..., 1990
Trixagus carinicollis Schaeffer, 1916
Tytthonyx geiseri Poinar & Fanti, 2016

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Cape Verde
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
8
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
15
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
8
14
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov